State's Farm Leader Heard at Eva Meet
An instructional farm meeting of the Decatur Kiwanis club in Eva Morgan county featured Alabama agriculture commissioner Haygood Paterson, with about 100 farmers and townspeople attending. The program included Leroy McEntire on the Decatur cheese plant, and speeches by Paterson and Eva High School principal Julian Butler, stressing soil fertility and community support for graduates.
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Decatur Kiwanis Club
Pra
Morgan County
Haygood Paterson
Alabama
Eva School
Garner Pride
Kiwanis Club
Charles Young
Homer Tankersley
Foster Barnwell
R. E. Rogers
Charlie Hardwick
Danville
Eva
Cotaco
Miss Ryan
Kiwanis
Leroy McEntire
Decatur
McEntire
Paterson
Mr. Young
Butler
Julian Butler
Eva High School
Decath
Pride
Refugee Child Rescue Ships Favor House Plan
Washington reports the House foreign affairs committee backed a bill to use U S vessels to remove refugee children from European war zones. Ships would bear large American flags and a rescue ship designation to prevent misidentification, with life conduct approval required for any vessels used in the effort.
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Washington
Bloom
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Roosevelt
United States
Negro dies of heat in Birmingham Alabama
A 53 year old Henry Holt died of heat prostration at a Birmingham hospital becoming Alabama's first death linked to the state's unusual heat. D. D. Marston, 55, drowned in the Warrior river but his death is not attributed to the heat. Temperatures climbed into the 90s with a 103 reading at Gadsden and 94 at Montgomery.
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Birmingham
Ala
Alabama
Henry Holt
Tennessee Coal, Iion and Railroad Co
D. D.marston
Warrior River
Alabama Power Co
Gadsden
Montgomery
Decatur
Camp Sites Open At Finley Island Near Wheeler
Eight of Fin ley Island camp sites have been taken with more still available through W M Rice TVA property manager at the TVA warehouse in Decatur. Chamber of Commerce notes leases must be completed and validated by August 31, annual rental basis with TVA.
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Finley’s Island
W. M. Rice
TVA
Wheeler Reservoir
Rice
Decatur
Chamber of Commerce
Journalism Urged as Profession by Columbia Dean
Dean Carl W. Ackerman of Columbia University School of Journalism urged the Wage Hour Administration to classify journalism as a profession. He testified at a hearing on redefining the term executive in the Wage Hour Act.
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Washington
Carl W. Ackerman
Columbia University School of Jouralism
Tickets On Sale For Boat Races Announced
The arrangements committee announced that advance sale of reserved seats tickets will begin Monday. Tickets will be sold at local drug stores for the boat races on Sunday, August 4, with south bank seating offering an exceptionally good view.
Decatur Paving Plan Cleared For WPA Action
Senator Lister Hill wired Mayor T R Harrison that WPA approval is now needed before starting the $100000 street paving program in Decatur. The plan would pave many unpaved streets and advance the goal of making every street paved. J W Goodwin Engineering Co prepared estimates after surveying the city.
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Lister Hill
T. R. Harrison
Washington
Decatur
State Office
The
Works Progress Administration
J. W. Goodwin Engineering Company
Birmingham
WPA
Tom Harrison Enters Race for Decatur Mayor
Decatur voters will see Tom R. Harrison as a mayoral candidate in the September city election. Harrison, who began on the city council in October 1936 and became mayor in June 1939 after Mayor Harris died, leads Harrison Auto Parts and Supply Company. He promised a later statement.
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Tom R. Harrison
Decatur
Harrison
R. N. Harris
Harrison Auto Parts & Supply Company
Yacht Club Meeting Tonight Sets Stage for Aug 4 Race
Wheeler Lake Yacht Club invites the public to a 7 30 p m meeting at Lyons Hotel assembly room to elect officers adopt a constitution and plan boat races on the Tennessee River Sunday August 4 The 3400 foot course runs between the Keller highway bridge and the railroad bridge The event draws water skippers from multiple states and lists a large slate of entrants including Mary Sklar Josephine Tyson Robert Goodlett Carl Davis and many others across Tennessee Georgia Alabama Florida and beyond.
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Wheeler Lake
Keller Highway
Mary Sklar
Newport
Tenn
Josephine Tyson
Atlanta
Robert Goodlett
Nashville
Carl Davis
Chattanooga
Louis Peadon
R. L. Baum
Birmingham
Ralph Hagood
Orlando
Florida
Kenneth Crawley
Alcoa
Claude Smith
B. C. Lovelace
Louis Trotzier
J. B. Limehouse
Russell Earheart
Jimmie Matlock
Knoxville
Roy Reaves
Roses
Pfaff
Auburn
M. D. Chapman
Eddie Sklar
Newport Tonn
Lloyd Buckner
D. H. Woods
Warren Lamb
George Norman
W. D. Harris
Guntersville
Freeman Grover
Groovers Lake
A. M. McFarland
H. Carlton, Jr
Record heat persists with 94 degree noon in Decatur
The temperature reached 94 at midday in Decatur despite a brief morning shower. The previous day hit 95 and Wednesday tied for the year’s high at 96, as a five day stretch of mid 90s continues.
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Decatur
Heat Wave Breaks as Midwest Sees Cooler Air
Cool air from a moving trough of low pressure ends the longest heat wave. The region reports 419 heat related deaths and 229 drownings across seven states including Illinois Michigan Minnesota Nebraska Ohio Wisconsin and Pennsylvania. Highs reach over 110 in Kansas and Missouri while Chicago sets a yearly high near 101.1 degrees.
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Utah
Arizonia
Lake Region
Weather Bureau
Illinois
Michigan
Minnesota
Nebraska
Ohio
Wisconsin
Pennsylvania
Chicago
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Tlinois
Rockford
Philipsburgh
Kas
Ellie
Goodland
Junction City
Concorta
Omaha
Neb
Peoria
Ill
Wichita
Burlington
Des Moines
Kirksville
Kansas City
Fresno
Calif
Abilene
Texas
Milwaukee
Madison
Wis
St. Louis
Jacksonville
Fla
Springfield
Youngstown
Detroit
Chicago River
Chicago Ec
Heea
Clinton
Incident closed in Shanghai Japan says sailors’ clash settled
A Japanese embassy spokesman announced that two Japanese American incidents at Tsingtao involving U S sailors were settled with American expressions of regret. The first incident involved a clash with Japanese police after two sailors left a case without paying their bill.
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Shanghat
Tsingtao
United States
Domei
Peacetime draft bill advances as Senate panel acts
The Senate Military Committee completed the first peacetime draft measure for Senate consideration next week. It would create a director of selective service, registration for men 18 to 63, and penalties for draft dodgers. La Guardia urged compulsory training. Thomas attacked it as totalitarian. FDR planned inspections of defense sites and travel aboard the Yacht Potomac.
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Senate Military Committee
Senate
Sheppard
D-Tex
Office of
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Selective Service
la Guardia
New York
Norman Thomas
House Military Committee
Roosevelt
Norfolk
Thomas
Chesapeake Bay
Old Point Comfort
Army
Langley Air Field
Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company
FDR
Vinson
D-Ga
Walsh
D-Mass
House and Senate Naval Committee
New Order
Burma Road
China
Laguardia
Plan
Fiorello H. Laguardia
New York City
House Military Affairs Committee
Senate Military Com
Four Die as Bombing Hits Gibraltar Raid
Four persons were killed and 37 wounded when enemy aircraft bombed Gibraltar today. Bombs hit Ladillos dock, Galeta, the rock arsenal area, the Hotel Rock and Point Europe zone. One of the dead was a woman of undetermined nationality.
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Cadiz
Spain
Gibraltar
Britain
Rock
Ladrillos Dock
Galeta
Hotel Rock
Point Europe
Compromise possible on trusteeship view voiced by delegates
Prominent delegates at the Pan American conference voiced optimism for a trusteeship compromise on Western Hemisphere possessions after Cordell Hull met with Argentina's Leopoldo Melo. Melo opposed Hull's joint mandates over European possessions and urged status be decided by involved peoples with no outside pressure. Hull, Nabuco, Campa and Melo discussed possible accommodation as delegates noted potential unity despite Argentina's stand.
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Buy Tpopean Posséasions
Hemisphere
Cordell Hull
Leopoldo Melo
Argentina
Hull
Mauricio Nabuco
Miguel Angel Campa
Campa
Melo
Nabuco
Americas
United States
Brazil
Lima
Wallace to resign post as campaigning begins
Secretary Wallace announced plans to resign or take a leave of absence without pay from his cabinet post once he begins active political campaigning for the vice presidency. President Roosevelt indicated Wallace would step back at the start of active campaigning, following precedent set in 1920.
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Washington
Wallace
Roosevelt
Woodrow Wilson
Wilson
State of siege ends in French Somaliland today
The state of siege in Jibuti French Somaliland ends today as a French committee and an Italian committee meet at Diredawa to discuss armistice terms. General Germain of the French government is expected to arrive tomorrow to assume civil and military authority.
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Jibuti
French Somaliland
Italy
Diredawa
Germain
War by Dewitt Mackenzie on Britain's stalwart defense
The piece argues Hitler delays a strike to weaken Britain’s resolve as England’s defenses and air battles strengthen the island. It notes the German pause, if used after France fall, might have ended the war, and cites recent raids and rising Nazi effort. It mentions weekend Balkan talks as a potential factor.
Nazi Delay Now One of World's Wonders
Berlin officials claim urgency in conferences with Ribbentrop Yon as Britain seeks to drag the Balkans into war to starve Germany and block food. The German view notes growing British air strength amid heavy fighting over England with RAF pilots and anti aircraft fire claiming 23 German planes. British raids admit to 1 000 heavy sorties hindering German mass strikes from airfields.
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Ribbentrop
Berlin
Yon
Britain
Balkans
Reich
England
Hitler
London
Royal Air Force
Planes and Ships Battle Off Ireland Coast and UK Raid
A blazing ship plane battle raged off the north coast of Ireland as RAF fighters scrambled to defend a convoy. Nazi speed boats sank three merchant ships near Brighton, while Italian bombing raids hit Gibraltar in a long night attack. The Holland radio quoted a Dutch peace appeal to Roosevelt, and Britain reported air battles with large bomber formations over England.
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Associated Press
Ireland
Hitler
High Command
Brighton
English South East
Irish
Britain
Great Rock
Gibraltar
Mediterranean
Holland Radio
Roosevelt
Winston Churcbuts
Naai Fuehrer
West
British Isles
England
British
Air Ministry
Admiralty
Mos
Red Cross Clears Reports on European Supplies
Morgan County chapter official Frederick Hunt Jr announced via telegram from Washington that American Red Cross relief in Europe is supervised by American personnel and all supplies were distributed to those intended with no confiscations. The note added relief will continue with full liberty of action and property protection.
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Morgan County
American Red Cross
Germany
Europe
Frederick 8. Hunt, Jr
County Red Cross Organization
Washington
Ims
Frederick
Hunt
American National Red Cross
Ked Cross
Nat C. Wilson
Eastern Area
Tennessee River Falls as Heatwave Persists
Weather report notes the Tennessee River at 19.7 feet with 95 high and 74 low temperatures and no rainfall. Forecast calls for generally fair conditions in Tennessee, followed by showers and thundershowers in the north Saturday and cooler air later. Alabama expected fair tonight, partly cloudy tomorrow, with coastal showers and shifting winds.
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